5.02 Good God, Y'All
Title | Good God, Y'all |
Episode # | Season 5, Episode 2 |
First aired | September 17, 2009 |
Directed by | Philip Sgriccia |
Written by | Sera Gamble |
On IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1464088/ |
Outline | Sam and Dean goes to the aid of some old friends when a town is overun by demons. |
Monster | War |
Timeline | |
Location(s) | River Pass, Colorado; |
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Contents
Synopsis
Bobby is still wheelchair-bound and in the hospital - he hasn't spoken in days. Castiel calls Sam to find out where the boys are - the Enochian Sigils he etched into their ribs hides them from all angels, including Castiel. He is angry that after he rebelled to help them Sam and Dean failed to stop the Apocalypse, that he has killed his brethren, and that he is cut off from Heaven. He tells Bobby this means he can't heal him. He then says in order to defeat Lucifer he plans to find God. He says he needs Dean's Amulet which he says will burn hot in God's presence.
Rufus heads to a town he thinks is under attack from demons, based on omens of a polluted river and a falling star. He calls Ellen and Jo and Bobby for help. When Sam and Dean arrive he and Jo have been separated from Ellen - who has gathered with her some of the surviving townsfolk. Dean and Sam go for supplies, and while Sam is getting salt from a store, two teenagers with black eyes enter. Sam kills them with Ruby's knife, but appears drawn to the blood.
When Sam and Ellen go to find Jo and Rufus, they are attacked and Sam is captured by the seemingly possessed Jo and Rufus - who seem to think Sam is possessed. While he is held captive, own of the townspeople reveals that he is War - one of the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse and has tricked the people into thinking everyone is possessed, leading them to attack each other.
Returning, Ellen tells Dean that Jo thought she was possessed, and Dean starts to suspect all is not what it seems. Checking the Bible he works out that these signs and the conflict herald the arrival of War.
The townspeople continue attacking each other, until Sam and Dean catch up with War, and cut off the ring that was helping him control the townspeople.
After the battle is over, Sam tells Dean that he can't trust himself, and that he needs to take a break from hunting - and Dean. Dean agrees - he can't focus on the job because he is worrying about Sam. He offers Sam the Impala but Sam declines, and hitches a ride out of town.
Characters
Definitions
- Dean's Amulet
- Enochian Sigils
- Castiel's Cell Phone
- War's Mustang
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- God
- The Bible
- Wormwood
- Horsemen's Rings
Music
- Long, Long Way from Home by Foreigner plays over the recap
- Spirit In the Sky by Norman Greenbaum plays as the boys arrive in River Cross
Quotes
Dean: Sorry, Ellen.
Ellen: Yeah you better be. You better put me on speed-dial kid.
Guy: Fallujah -- two tours. Got back a little over a year ago. Takes one to know one. Where'd you serve?
Dean: Hell.
Guy: No, seriously.
Sam: It's fine, just stay here and get them ready, I'll cover Ellen.
Dean: Why does it got to be you?
Sam: Oh, that's right, I forgot. You think I'll take one look at a demon and suddenly fall of the wagon, as if after everything, I haven't learned my lesson.
Dean: Well, have you?
War: Here's a hint. I was in Germany, then in Germany, then in the Middle-East... I was in Darfur when my beeper went off. I'm waiting to hook up with my siblings, I've got three. We have so much fun together.
Sam: I know who you are. There aren't any demons in town, are there?
Trivia & References
Dean: Try New Mexico. I hear he's on a tortilla.
Castiel: No, he's not on any flatbread.
Mayberry was the name of the idyllic small town where the 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show was set.
Dean: This isn't "x files," pal.
Dean is referring to the place where Frodo and Sam travelled to dispose of the Ring of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings.
This is a reference to Danny Glover's famous catch phrase in the Lethal Weapon series.
Minutiae
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Promo pics
- Episode summary from spoilertv
- Preview of episode by aceshowbiz
- Promo clip
- Three preview clips via Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune
- Promo clip from Space Tv